What This Insta-Famous Mom Wears for a 12-Hour Workday

Spending 12 hours a day on your feet is pretty much a standard for any busy mom — but for "pasta artist" Linda Miller Nicholson, it's also a full-time job requirement.

The author of Pasta, Pretty Please: A Vibrant Approach to Handmade Noodles makes her living by creating rainbow-hued noodles from all-natural ingredients, which she shares on her popular Instagram account "Salty Seattle."

From the minute she wakes up in the morning to the moment she hits the pillow at night, Linda says she's on her feet — kneading dough, teaching workshops, and running after her 10-year-old son, Bentley.

Therefore, comfort plays a big role in what she chooses to wear on a daily basis. But so do colors and textiles, because they're what inspire her edible art more than anything.

Watch below for an inside look at how Linda's colorful creations come to life, then read on for the working mom's style must-haves.

The Perfect Formula

Linda might work out of her at-home studio kitchen, but that doesn't mean she's walking around in PJs 24/7. In fact, she says it's quite the opposite — she'll take heels over slippers any day.

"If you have the ability to work from home, you could definitely stay in sweats all day, but it'll impact your productivity," she believes. "You don’t want to be distracted by your own schlubbiness."

Regardless of whether she has any work meetings or appointments, she always takes two things into consideration before getting dressed in the morning: "The first thing I look for is ‘What color am I in the mood for?' and then, 'What’s going to make me feel good throughout the day?’, which is always something that is also very comfortable."

The answer usually starts with a bright dress and ends with non-fussy footwear, she says. "I love the fact that Vionic shoes are so comfortable that you can put them on in the morning, do an entire day’s worth of all sorts of activities on your feet, and not even have to think about them until you’re taking them off at the end of the night. They’re that comfortable."

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